Senior Node.js Backend Developer

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer with extensive experience in Node.js, software architecture, and technical leadership. The role will be a key technical resource, leading the design and development of scalable, secure, high‑performance backend services.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Define and maintain a microservices architecture
• Implement complex business logic following clean‑architecture principles
• Optimize performance of applications and databases at scale
• Write clean, testable, well‑documented code
• Lead code reviews and pair‑programming sessions
• Mentor junior and mid‑level developers
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, product, and stakeholder teams
• Define and implement security strategies and best practices
• Document technical solutions, data flows, and architectural decisions
• Participate in technical planning and project estimation
• Propose and implement continuous improvements to development processes and tools
• Research and evaluate new technologies for team adoption

Required profile

• Senior‑level experience in backend development
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities
• Effective communication with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Required skills

• Node.js
• Express.js
• NestJS
• TypeScript
• Jest
• Design patterns and SOLID principles
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Git and GitHub (branching strategies)
• ESLint and SonarQube
• Secrets management, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, OWASP
• Docker
• Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor (generative AI tools)
• CI/CD pipelines
• Kubernetes (desired)
• Kafka (desired)
• Azure and Google Cloud Platform (desired)
• Terraform or other Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools (desired)
• Observability practices: logging, monitoring, tracing (desired)